Mel Clark vs. Jim Hicks — Career Comparison

Mel Clark
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Jim Hicks
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Mel Clark posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Hicks. Mel Clark posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .580) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .261). Jim Hicks had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Mel Clark had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Clark and Jim Hicks

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
182.2
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
346.58
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
600
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
161
600
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
555.93
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
141
525.47
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
154.24
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
114.41
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.17
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
24.58
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.71
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.18
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.63
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
39.83
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
33.54
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.95
60.12
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
13.46
50.17
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
211.86
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
45
167.7
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
187.29
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
152.8
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.49
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
16
59.63
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
53.39
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
52.17
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
120.34
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
25
93.17
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
66.14
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
11.47
42.76
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
31.36
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.08
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
51.69
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
178.88
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.61
11.61
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.17
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.85
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
30
25.42
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.54
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.08
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Mel Clark and Jim Hicks

Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.69
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.55
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.08
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1707
27
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
27
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
9
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.1
9
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.3
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
3.91
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
5.71
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.09
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
5.62
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
4
Mel Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.088
2.088
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jim Hicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0